Gary Peters Visits Michigan Scientific Corporation

Charelvoix, MI- United States Senator Gary Peters stopped by the Michigan Scientific Corporation’s (MSC) Charelvoix branch as a part of his RideMI motorcycle tour. Senator Peters, a member of the Democratic Party, expressed the importance of small businesses and their Read More …

LiDAR, Slip Rings, and Self-Driving Cars

Autonomous driving is quickly evolving from science-fiction to reality. While self-driving cars are certainly nothing new, many still wonder how they can navigate on their own. The answer involves lasers, complex algorithms, and quality slip ring assemblies. LiDAR LiDAR, or Light Detection and Ranging, is a Read More …

Using Slip Ring Assemblies with Gigabit Ethernet

Michigan Scientific strives to be at the forefront of innovation. We pride ourselves on never turning down a challenge or a new project. New products and designs are often brought along because of our commitment to our customer’s testing needs. Read More …

How are tubular slip ring assemblies used in drive shaft testing?

Many common applications require a standard, end of shaft slip ring assembly to make rotating electrical connections for sensor measurements. However, there are applications that are more complex and require a different test set-up. These situations may have limited, or Read More …

High Channel Count Slip Ring Assemblies for Fan and Turbine Measurements

Turbines and fans require reliable rotary data transmission in any environment. Slip ring assemblies are often used to test the strain or temperature of the blades in a testing situation. In these applications, there is often a significant amount of Read More …

Using Slip Ring Assemblies in Limited Space Applications

One of the most common issues we see with customer applications, is that they have a limited amount of space for testing equipment. Often times, customers are trying to take strain or temperature measurements directly in an engine, in robot Read More …

Using Slip Rings and Electronics to Make Temperature Measurements

Last week, we wrote about using Michigan Scientific slip ring assemblies to make torque measurements on various equipment, such as car engines. Another crucial component of having a safe and reliable engine, is being assured that the engine operates within Read More …

How Slip Rings Are Used to Measure Torque

Not all testing situations have to be complicated. Some of the most useful tests actually have a simple set up. Michigan Scientific end of shaft slip ring assemblies are commonly used in simple tests to measure torque in a pulley Read More …

How Slip Rings Are Used in Automotive Testing

Ever wonder just how much testing went into developing all of the cars that drive around? Each vehicle model goes through extensive brake testing and efficiency testing, just to name a few. These tests involve many rotating components. Michigan Scientific Read More …

Slip Ring Assemblies

Michigan Scientific slip ring assemblies are the first choice for making connections to strain gauges, thermocouples, ICP accelerometers, RTDs and other sensors in rotating applications. Michigan Scientific Slip Ring Assemblies use high quality materials, making them compatible for transferring ethernet Read More …